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The outfit, featuring black appliques, was one of more than
150 items from the film up for auction by Dallas-based Heritage
Auctions in Beverly Hills.
The items were part of the private collection of James Tumblin,
formerly in charge of the hair and makeup department at
Universal Studios.
Tumblin began collecting onscreen costumes, props and
behind-the-scenes artifacts from the film in the 1960s, amassing
a collection of more than 300,000 pieces of memorabilia,
according to Heritage Auction officials.
During a visit to the Western Costume Company he spotted the
Scarlett O'Hara dress on the floor. He learned that the dress
was about to be thrown away and negotiated a deal to buy it for
$20, according to Heritage Auction.
Tumblin has "devoted his life and efforts to promoting Hollywood
and this film, touring his items throughout the United States,"
Kathleen Guzman, managing director of Heritage Auctions in New
York, said in a statement.
Other top selling items from the auction were a straw hat worn
by Leigh that sold for $52,500; the trousers and jacket from a
suit worn by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, selling for $55,000;
and a black bonnet worn by both Leigh and Olivia De Havilland as
Melanie Wilkes, which fetched $30,000.
(Editing by Jonathan Kaminsky and Clarence Fernandez)
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